December 15, 2015

(BBC) Bill Cosby, accused by more than 40 women of sexual assault, has filed a lawsuit claiming that several of them lied about him for financial gain. Mr Cosby, 78, is seeking unspecified monetary damages and said the women inflicted…

(BBC) Los Angeles schools have been closed as an unspecified threat emailed to the school district is being investigated. The threat against the second largest school system in the US led to 640,000 pupils being told to stay away, while…

(BBC) Shia Muslims are protesting in six northern Nigerian cities against a military crackdown they allege has left hundreds of their members dead. Many businesses have shut in Kaduna, one of the cities worst-affected by the…

(Caribbean360) A 26-year-old Bahamian man received serious injuries when he was attacked by a shark while fishing in the Bahamas on Friday, according to the US Coast Guard. Richard Pinder of Spanish Wells, Eleuthera, was reportedly diving…

(Antigua Observer) Kingston, Jamaica – A 59-year-old teacher will appear in court on January 5 next year after she was charged with beating a student with a ruler at a prestigious St Richard’s Primary School in St Andrew. The Jamaica…

(Antigua Observer) Trinidad and Tobago is among oil-producing countries in Latin America and the Caribbean severely affected by the sharp drop in petroleum prices, the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has announced. It says exports…

(ZIZ News) -- Eyes and ears are expected to be glued to ZIZ Radio, television and or online, on Tuesday, when Dr. Hon. Timothy Harris delivers his first Budget Address as Prime Minister. Officially called The Appropriation (2016) Bill,…

(ZIZ News) -- Following a request for an office to be given to the Leader of the Opposition, the government has announced it will be approved as according to Prime Minister Dr. Hon. Timothy Harris, “that action is in accordance with his…

(ZIZ News) -- Construction is almost completed at the temporary site for the Basseterre High School . On Friday, representatives from the Ministry of Education, the Public Works Department and other stakeholders were given a walkthrough of…

(ZIZ News) -- On Sunday, we reported that a young man was shot at Taylor’s Range. We have since learnt that that person was Jeshawn Mayers of Newtown. He was reportedly killed at around 11am. According to a police statement, Mayers, who…